PCOS Buddies (10 BFP)

[krissie328]

Fx it shows a good result Star!! How are you feeling?

 

[StarGazerRose]

I'm alright.
I'm trying to keep high hopes, but grounded in case I don't get results that I want.

Overall I've been having heartburn the past two days. I don't normally get it. And my acid reflux is showing up in the middle of the day, which it's been good for a while and hasn't bothered me in quite some time.
Curious if I should track these as something, or just let them roll on.
My back has been bothering me too, but it's been bothering me for a while now (before this month) It's hard to get it to pop. It did well this morning, but it's still stiff.

I just don't feel click-of-the-heels thrilled today. It might be the weather (it's been rainy the past few days)

 

[krissie328]

Sounds promising, but as you know our bodies can be so cruel.

The weather has been dreadful here as well. Constant rain and its been so cold. We have a wind advisory in effect now so that just adds to the fun!!

 

[StarGazerRose]

ew i hate when it's like that and super windy ...makes the rain even worse!

Yeah, I figured that my levels should be good since this is one of the first I've seen a difference in my cycle (actually having ewcm )
But I also felt really good about last time and they were almost 0...

 

[krissie328]

Did you take clomid or other meds this cycle? (Sorry I have forgot!)

 

[StarGazerRose]

No worries (I keep forgetting everyone's story too)

I took 5mg Letrozol this cycle.
No side effects from it either (i'm kinda lucky cause i haven't had an issue with anything i've taken)
I have high hopes for the test since I had cramps a few days before my ewcm day, and BD'd all around those days.

I think my body is just messing with me. My new contacts prescription seems worthless -- blurry vision even up close. Odd gas-like popping in my tummy area (some maybe high enough to just be gas, other low enough to make my mind race), join pain like nuts -- but i'm gonna blame it on the weather .....

Oh yeah and a reminder that drinking water automatically means you pee more, which isn't a symptom, it's just what drinking water does!

 

[StarGazerRose]

Where did everyone go?! ... I know that I get on probably more than others, but it just kinda died in here.

I wanted to let you girls know my Progesterone level came back as 23.6!!!
That's the highest I've ever seen!
The doctor said that I ovulated, and that if no period then to take a pregnancy test!



You guys I'm so excited!!!!! This is the closest I've EVER been!!!

 

[krissie328]

I'm always around.

That's great your progesterone came back high. When are you expecting af?

 

[Aphy]

I'm so happy for you Star,that's great news! When you planning to test?

I am always lurking on the site 😁

 

[StarGazerRose]

(I just though I was be coming a thread killer ... )

I'm psyched that the level was so high! I wanted to tell everyone I saw, but then I was thinking that I can't/shouldn't cause they just don't need to know (and those people just really don't need to know until like the 9th month )

Unless I wake up and take the test before hubby leaves during the week, I think I'm gonna wait it out for Sunday morning (when we're both home) and I don't risk telling people at work!

I don't wanna jump to any conclusions, so I'm trying to take everything as light as possible. But my reflux is driving me nuts. It's just an acidy feeling -- like if you don't eat and your tummy is attacking you -- although I JUST ate a huge sandwich! It's been doing this for a few days now. Urgh. I hate this feeling normally...

Good thing I take tums with me and I snack at work.

 

[KylasBaby]

When I was 8 weeks pregnant my progesterone level was only 16 and I was on vitex and npc. Doctor said it was within the normal range so they wouldn't give me anything. She's sleeping upstairs so pregnancies are definitely possible with lower progesterone too.

I'm pretty sure the spearmint has mellowed me out. I was pretty angry before. No idea why but everything OH did pissed me off haha. Now I'm like "meh". Much more chilled. The real test will be when my next cycle starts to see if it brings O forward. But so far so good. Nothing else really going on. Well, there is. Closing on our house Tuesday then we have to move and do a bunch of house stuff then October 7th we go to court for OHs second parent adoption of DD. So lot going on life wise. But not cycle wise haha. Still WTT January.

 

[StarGazerRose]

Ah that's a bunch going on... and TTC wow ... I think the spearmint might be helping keep you calm through all that for sure!
I'm not sure if it would help me, cause my issue at work is just wish my one co-worker is there; and currently until they hire some one, she's there -- every...single...day ...

My progesterone levels were too low for anything. I mean my last one was .4 one before that was .6 ... I'm just stoked that upping the dosage shot it up that high!

Well ... sleepy time! Been struggling for the past hour, and I still have to finish up laundry.

Talk to you tomorrow (ish)

 

[KylasBaby]

Oh yeah that'd a bit too low for anything. Did you do anything to increase it? So many people here I forget.

We aren't ttc yet. In January. Not sure I could handle that now on top of everything haha

 

[Betty.Rubble]

Great news Star! Fx'd for you.

AFM, on CD29 and had usual pre-AF spotting. Suspect I'm still not ovulating. Had an evap on a HPT on Saturday which got me down.

 

[StarGazerRose]

Betty are you taking anything for your PCOS?
Perhaps they need to up what you are taking if you aren't ovulating... ?

 

[krissie328]

So sorry about the evap Betty- those are the worst!! At least when its negative there is no maybe.

I can tell af is on here way here. Getting my classic pre-af cramps. So I suspect probably Wednesday she will be here. Dh wants to do femara this cycle even though I wanted to take a break. Partially because it is the exact lmp day that I had with DS and he thinks it would be so fun if I got pregnant then again. I am leaning towards taking the femara which did not have the side effects that Clomid did. Which was why I wanted to take a break. Still have until the end of the week to decide so still messing with the idea.

 

[StarGazerRose]

I took the Femara (Letrozol) this cycle. It's in your system less time than clomid (something I read somewhere)... So I'd give it a shot.
But if you want to wait a month, that's cool. Cause you are the one going through the most, not him.

 

[krissie328]

Right, he can be so silly sometimes. I know he wants this so bad and it has been just as hard on him as it has on me. I am thinking I will probably go with it since I didn't have those side effects like clomid. And like him I really do want this too. Plus I love DS's bday time. It is perfect since I am off in the summer and there is a wide variety of things we can plan.

 

[Betty.Rubble]

I'm just taking metformin Star. Only tolerating 500mg twice a day. Got to get referred to fertility clinic for clomid.

 

[StarGazerRose]

Krissie: I'd go through with it. That way you can say you at least tried.
Heck I was surprised that this one worked as well as it did, but honestly I never had any of the symptoms like I had this cycled before, so I kinda knew before it was working that it at least did something!

Betty: I couldn't stand Metformin... I told the doctor that if I didn't HAVE to take it I wasn't going to. I tried it twice, and I grew depressed and couldn't eat anything. I have acid-reflux and I would have rather dealt with it every day of the year before dealing with that feeling again. I never actually got sick, i just felt like crap. When it made me depressed I quit the day I noticed the symptoms. And I was on the lowest dosage, and only once a day. I never managed to take it more than a few weeks --- But hey, it works for some people, and not for others...so More Power to Ya if you can take it (and it help)
I"m glad that they are considering giving you Clomid, at least something to help you if the Metformin isn't alone.
I'd even ask them about the next cycle as well, options and where things may lead afterwards -- so that you know what may be in store or their ideas of what the next step would be.